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after a lengthy hibernation Teddy Ruxpin is back the beloved best-selling toy from the 80s has been given a modern tech makeover with animated LCD screen eyes and touch sensors in his paws I remember having Teddy tell me stories when I was really little kid it's so crazy getting to hold him again but now the exact same stories that were once on a cassette tape are available digitally on the new Teddy Ruxpin Teddy Ruxpin is an animated storytelling bear and in the 80s he came with books so kids could read along to follow his adventures but now all those same exact adventures can be found in the app and these are the original voice after recordings so Teddy sounds the same as I remember hey honey do you remember this song hearing them again gave me chills and I can't believe 30 years later I'll be able to share the same experience with my baby girl what made the original Ruxpin doll so bulky was this massive tape player on the back but the new version is much more cuddly he is so much lighter than the original and very soft and very huggable and squishy you don't need to have a phone or tablet around to enjoy storytime he has three stories saved inside but you'll need the app to purchase more stories which would be priced around four or five dollars when the toy comes out later this year the bear itself will cost $100 kids can control the pace of the story by pressing a paw to pause or skip ahead a total of ten stories will be available at launch but the plan is to release more down the road we may even see additional outfits but what about grubby his caterpillar best friend well that's a dream possibility for next year for CNET I'm Bridget Carey